Expectations

So having a family of 6 can get a little interesting sometimes. There are so many different ages of our kids, that we have one experiencing teenaged stuff with girlfriends, and all the interesting things that high school brings your way, not to mention the thought that in not even 2 short years he could be driving???? ...to a 10 year old who has a heart of gold (and Boo... no matter what any one ever tells you, GOD calls us ALL to be tender hearted... not just women, men have to have this in them too, and sometimes God gives some men a special tender heart and it will be what makes his future wife know that he's the one...that's how I knew your daddy was the one forever and ever) then comes Gav, who's ALL BOY..100 percent, tough as nails, rough as they come, yet sweet as honey when it comes to his ability to know when you need a little kind word as a pick me up... down to the "Terrible Two's" which I have to say ARE NOT AS TERRIBLE as I've been put through before...lol after having 4 other boys to make it through, Brandon truly is a breeze. He definitely has his moments of stubbornness, but he's met his match when it comes to his mommy and he's figuring that out. All of that I guess to say, that life comes with expectations, you raise your children the best you can so that as they grow up you see their character, their compassion, hopefully their undeniable love for each other, a heart for their church, a living breathing relationship with our Heavenly Father, a passion inside them to live out the grace of God as an example in your life everyday towards everyone. This seems like such a huge expectation when I think of how many times I get aggrevated, or I think I've said the wrong thing, or handled a situation in a way that maybe could've been dealt with diferently. So back to expectations.... I've learned to have expectations, to know that things take time...with each and every one of us, that time is different, but with the word and with love sown into every part, God promises us that our words will not return void.... So when we least expect it is when it seems our expectations play out in front of our eyes =)Time and Patience, Patience and Time